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Amir Shevat

Amir Shevat

10 Tips to Get Promoted in Tech — Why Doing a Great Job is Not Enough.

I moved from a junior manager position to vice president within 5 years. It was through a lot of luck and good timing, but it was also…

Oct 16

10 Tips to Get Promoted in Tech — Why Doing a Great Job is Not Enough.

Oct 16

Amir Shevat

Startup Valuation 101: How to Set and Justify Your Startup’s Valuation

As an early-stage investor, I meet 3–6 startup founders every day. While most early-stage founders find it easy to pitch their startup…

Sep 17

Startup Valuation 101: How to Set and Justify Your Startup’s Valuation

Sep 17

Amir Shevat

Founder Mode: A sign you have yet to, or failed to, hire the right people and build the right…

Why founder-mode is a cop out as you grow your business.

Sep 4

Founder Mode: A sign you have yet to, or failed to, hire the right people and build the right…

Sep 4

Amir Shevat

How to Run a Startup’s Demo Meetings

So, you’ve created an initial product or your first mockups in Figma, and now you want to source feedback and get your initial design…

Aug 12

How to Run a Startup’s Demo Meetings

Aug 12

Amir Shevat

Growth is a promise, retention is a promise kept.

The reason why growth is the wrong metric in early stage-startups.

Jun 19

Growth is a promise, retention is a promise kept.

Jun 19

Amir Shevat

Amir 4.8 Release Notes — the Stable Edition

Following the popular release of Amir 4.0, 4.1 , 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, and 4.7, we are excited to announce the release of Amir 4.8…

Apr 4

Amir 4.8 Release Notes — the Stable Edition

Apr 4

Amir Shevat

Announcing Darkmode Ventures

Today, we are announcing Darkmode Ventures! A venture fund focused on Open developer platforms, Enterprise AI, and the Modern Data Stack.

Jan 16

Announcing Darkmode Ventures

Jan 16

Amir Shevat

Hamas never wanted peace. It’s time we face it. So now what?

The point of view of a liberal Israeli who has hoped for peace all his life.

Oct 12, 2023

Hamas never wanted peace. It’s time we face it. So now what?

Oct 12, 2023

Amir Shevat

Startup Founders: Build an Automatic Switchboard, Not More Tools for Switchboard Operators

The automatic switchboard, a monumental invention in telecommunications, was introduced by Almon Strowger in 1891. Strowger was an…

Sep 11, 2023

Startup Founders: Build an Automatic Switchboard, Not More Tools for Switchboard Operators

Sep 11, 2023

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The Negative Impact of VCs’ Unwillingness to Clearly Say No

If you’re a founder, you’ve likely encountered this situation before. You meet with a venture capitalist (VC), have what you believe to be…

Aug 30, 2023

The Negative Impact of VCs’ Unwillingness to Clearly Say No

Aug 30, 2023

Amir Shevat

Amir Shevat

Investor in early stage startups. Previously: Head of Product, Twitter Dev Platform, VP product at Twitch, Slack, Google, Microsoft. Author at O'Reilly.

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